Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

Plan a family dinner based on the "Little House" books, and encourage reading in the household!

Rhyming helps kids better understand word structure. This silly game transforms rhymes into a mystery bag guessing game.

Beginning poets can be overwhelmed keeping track of rhyme and rhythm. Have your little writer try a skeltonic poem, which focuses on end rhyme.

This game will help build your child's word bank as she competes with family members for the "Word of the Day" champion title.

Does your child love to play with their food? Then they'll get a big kick out of this activity, where they'll practice handwriting skills...using rice.

These Thanksgiving place cards are a fun turkey-twist on traditional place markers. Make a set of these Thanksgiving place cards with your child this November.

Help your child with his decoding and early reading skills in this fun game where you follow a spider web to find your treasure!

Want to do something a little different for Dad this year? Have your child design his very own Father's Day "Greatest Hits CD" card.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

This hands-on family activity gives your child practice creating compound sentences, while teaching him skills that will help him become a better writer!

Help your second grader grasp the concept of verb tenses with this silly card game!

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!

Once your child has mastered the letters of the alphabet it's time to start building words! Try out this activity that encourages simple word recognition.

Celebrate the fiery colors of fall with a charming tree and a pile of wordy leaves.

A strong vocabulary helps your little one with all school subjects. With this scrambled words game, they won't mind brushing up on vocab and learning new words.

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

Combine rhymes, riddles and poetry with a terse verse! What do you call floral electricity? Flower Power!

Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.

Challenge your first or second grade reader to make 100 words in this reading and spelling activity for the 100th Day of School.

Students usually study for spelling tests by looking over the words and spelling them out loud. Here's a spelling game that gets the whole family involved!

Help you child create an inspirational quote board out of foam that will motivate her to produce her best work and maintain a positive attitude.

Looking for Father's Day inspiration? Make him a "card" he can wear...and build up your kindergartener's reading skills while you're at it.

Have your child make a giant red poppy out of tissue paper in remembrance of the brave soldiers who served, especially those who died serving their countries.

Gourd painting is a fun fall activity that makes for perfect Thanksgiving decorations. Try gourd painting with your child for some seasonal fun this autumn.

Practice reading and vocabulary by making sight words into a puzzle!

Knowing how to use quotation marks to write character dialog is an important skill for developing writers. Here's a fun way to get your child writing speech.

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

Ask a child if they want to practice the alphabet and you'll likely get snubbed. But ask if they'd like to play letter detective? You might hook yourself a fish.

This year, have your child can help you with your Passover food list. It's great handwriting practice, and she'll learn a lot in the process.